Biology

Gardevoir is a white bipedal Pokémon with the lower part of the body resembling a ballroom gown with a green underside. It has long, slender, white legs underneath the gown. Its hair curls down the sides of its head. There are spikes on the side of its face, resembling a masquerade mask. It has green arms that connect to the hands without defined wrists and long, slender fingers that resemble gloves. It has red fin-like horns on its chest and back. A band of green on its chest extends to the centermost horn and connects to its sleeve like arms. The band of green resembles a torso or top part of a dress.

Gardevoir can sense when its Trainer is in danger, and will use its psychic power to distort dimensions and create a small black hole to protect its Trainer. It will even give up its life to protect its Trainer. It can use its powers to see the future. Since it supports itself with its psychic powers, it does not feel the pull of gravity. It is known to inhabit urban areas.

In the TCG

Other appearances

When summoned from a Poké Ball, it will go across the stage using Reflect to protect the summoner (and teammates) from any projectile attacks.

Trophy Information

"An Embrace Pokémon. Despite its elegant and feminine features, there can be male and female Gardevoir. A Psychic-type, it has the ability to see the future and levitate. It's a brave Pokémon who will risk its own life to protect its trainer. It uses the ability Synchronize to pass on status problems like paralysis, poison, and burns to the foe."

Trivia

Gardevoir has the highest Special Attack of all non-legendary Fairy-types.

Origin

Gardevoir resembles a ballroom dancer. Its exaggerated head with minimal facial expression and an overall frail, featureless physique could also be attributed to anesama ningyou, a style of traditional Japanese paper doll. Its protective nature over its Trainer may suggest that it is based on a guardian angel, though its ghost-like characteristics could also suggest that it is based on ghosts that refuse to leave this world.

Name origin

Gardevoir may be a combination of garde (French for guard) and devoir (French for duty). It may also be a combination of garder (French verb for to keep) and voir (French verb for to see), reflected in its Pokédex data, which explains how Gardevoir will protect its Trainer even at the cost of its own life and that Gardevoir has the ability to see into the future.

Sirknight may be taken to mean さあ、ナイト saa, naito ("come, knight") or Sir Knight.